Press Release: Dates announced for week-long School of Arts Summer Show

The Summer Show will also travel to Margate for a week-long
exhibition

The hugely-popular West Dean School of Arts Summer Show will be
open to the public from Saturday, July 6 to Friday, July 12, 2019
between 10am - 5pm in the Edward James Studios at West Dean College
of Arts and Conservation (use Gardens entrance). A Preview will be held on Friday,
July 5, between 5-8pm and is open to the public. This will be
followed later in July by an exhibition of the student's work in
Margate - in a new exhibition space yards from Turner
Contemporary.

Alison Baxter, Head of School of Arts, comments,
"West Dean College of Arts and Conservation is renowned for its
Visual Arts programmes, with graduates going on to exhibit
internationally. The department's ethos of encouraging diverse
interdisciplinary practice, together with its support of specialist
subjects, attracts students interested in radical approaches to art
and those with a strong emphasis on studio practice and making.
Exceptionally large studios, excellent facilities, and an
outstanding student/staff ratio ensure students are supported to
challenge themselves and push the boundaries of contemporary fine
art practice."

SEE - WEST DEAN VISUAL ARTS IN MARGATE 20-28 JULY 2019

Each year the work of the Visual Arts students goes on tour -
last year it was to Shoreditch and the heart of vibrant East
London, and this year, a selection of work from the full-time
Visual Art students at West Dean College will be exhibited in
Margate (Kent) at Artgame, an independent gallery just a short walk
from Turner Contemporary between Saturday, July 20 - Sunday, July
28, 2019. The Free exhibition will be open 11am - 5pm each day,
with a preview on July 20 between 2-4pm, when there will be an
opportunity to meet the artists.

As Dr David Stent, Visual Arts Subject Leader, explains: "Each
year we like to take the work of the Visual Arts students to a new
and exciting venue, and this year we're staging a show in Margate
for the first time. It's a fascinating town with a rich history and
a growing art scene that includes spaces like Pie Factory,
alternative sites for education like Open School East, and Turner
Contemporary, which of course hosts the 2019 Turner Prize in
September"

The exhibition will showcase the work of students graduating
from the full-time Visual Arts programmes, including Graduate
Diploma and MFA postgraduate degrees, as well as interim
exhibitions by first year MFA students. Exhibiting students will
present work developed over a year of intensive study, providing
visitors with the opportunity to view original work by a group of
emerging artists.